Hydrant



NPETERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER WASMINGTDN D C UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOEL BRYANT, OF BROOKLYN, NEV YORK.

HYDE-ANT.

Specification of Letters Patent No 17,552, dated June 16, 1857.

To' all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOEL BRYANT, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Hydrant or )Vater-Pipe; and I hereby declare that the following is a full and correct description thereof, to wit:

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of hydrants or water pipes with two main cylinders and a cylindrical bottom with openings so constructed and arranged in connection with each other so as when one of the cylinders is turned (as hereinafter described) the water is admitted into the said hydrants, and discharges itself through the discharge pipe, and when the said cylinder is turned back again to its first position whatever water is in the said hydrants when the water from the entrance or street pipe is shut off is discharged from the said hydrants outside of the entrance pipe, leaving the said hy drants entirely empty and free from all danger from frost; hence they are called anti-freezing hydrants or water pipes.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my anti-freezing hydrants or water pipes, I will proceed more fully to describe their construction and operationreference being made to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures and letters marked thereon as forming a part of this specification.

I construct my anti-freezing hydrants or water pipes (Figures l, 2, and 8) with two main cylinders (A and B), the one cylinder (A,) hollow, and the other cylinder (B,) solid with the exception of the openings marked g, g, in the said drawings. (It will be understood that in using the term solidL in relation to the said cylinder B, in this specification, that I mean solid with the eX- ception of the said openings g, g). The said cylinder (B) is made so as to fit snugly within the lower part of the hollow cylinder (A,) as far up as to where the discharge pipe (1),) sets into the said hollow cylinder (A). The upper part (22,) ofthe said solid cylinder (B,) is made smaller than the lower part or main body (B,) of the said cylinder (B), so as to leave a chamber 0,) in the upper part of the said hydrants (Figs. l, 2, and 3) above where the discharge pipe (13,) is connected with the cylinder (A,) of the said hydrants. The handle (IL) atthe top of the said hydrants is secured to the upper part (2),) of the said solid cylinder (B,) and operates the said hydrants by turning the said solid cylinder (B,) so as to bring the said openings (g, 9,) in the said solid cylinder (B,) directly over the openings (6, 6,) in the lower part (F,) of the said hydrants, so that the water in the street pipe flows in at the entrance pipe (L,) and passes up through the said openings (6, 6,) into and through the said openings (g, g,) in the saidsolid cylinder (B,) until it rises into the chamber (C,) from whence it discharges itself through the discharge pipe (P). Then the water is to be shut ofl3 from the said hydrants, then the handle (H,) is turned back again to its first position, and as it remains when not in operation,which places and leaves the openings (g, 9,) in the solid cylinder (B,) directly over the openings (al, Z,) in the bed (B,) in the lower part (F,) of the said hydrants, so as that all the water remaining in the said hydrants when the water from the street o-r entrance pipe (L,) is shut oit is discharged from the said hydrants through the said openings (cl, cZ,) outside of the entrance pipe (L,) into a cess-pool, sewer, or other reservoir for wast-e water, thus leaving the said hydrants entirely empty when not in operation.

In the accompanying drawings (Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4), Fig. l shows the solid cylinder (B,) turned so as to allow the entrance of the water into the said hydrants. Fig. 2 shows the cylinder (B,) turned to allow the discharge of the water from the openings (g, g,) through the openings (d, (L) when the water is shut oit from the said hydrants and as they remain when not in operation. Fig. 3 shows the said hydrants provided wit-h a rod (M,) and nuts (N, N,) which may be used to draw the cylinder (B,) down more closely into its bed (B,) in case the weight of the said cylinder (B,) should not (when suitably packed) be sufficient of itself to press u pon its bed (B,) so as to render the said hydrants perfectly water tight, (so as to prevent a leakage of water, which otherwise would leak in through the openings (6, 6,) for the entrance of the water and discharge itself through the openings (d, (13,) for the discharge of the waste water, or that which must necessarily be in the openings (g, 9,) in the cylinder (B,) when thewater is shut off, and consequently called waste water).

Fig. I shovvs sectional parts of cylinders (A, and B,) and a section of the bot-tom part (I*`,) of the said hydrants, by Which the construction and operation of the said hydrants Will be more easily understood.

The distance (one fourth of the circle) which it is necessary that the solid cylinder (B,) should be turned in orderv to operate the hydrants and to shut the Water oif When they are in operation is regulated by the pins or stops (I, I,) in the broad part of thehandle (I-I), and Which pass down through suitable openings in the top of the hollow cylinder These hydrants can be made selil acting (when desirable by coiling around the upper part (6,) o the solid cylinder (B), in the chamber' (C), a suitable spring, and securing the said spring at one end to the solid cylinder (B,) and the other end to the hollow cylinder (A), and thus make the said hydrants self acting.

i The solid cylinder (B,) may be made in part of Wood, or the Whole hydrant may be made of metal, as being more durable, and usually preferable.

These hydrants are connected with the street pipe by the entrance pipe (L), which may be attached to the same by any suitable means; and the said hydrants may be made of any desirable lengthand set in the ground at any desirable depth to insure perfect security fromffrost to the Water in the street pipe, Where the said street pipe connects with the said hydrant-s, lthe said hydrants in themselves being at all times secure in that they are at all times empty except when in operation; and it is claimed that for simplicity of construction, convenience of operation, security from frost, and durability Without repair they have no superior, nor an equivalent known or used as a hydrant.

I do not Yclaim the invention of anti-freezing hydrants or Water pipes; but

What I`claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent as my invention, is as iiol lows, to Wit:- A

I claim the invention and use of hydrants or Water pipes with two main cylinders (A and B), and a cylindrical bottom part (F,) With openings (g, g, in cylinder B, and openings e, e, and d, d, in the bottom part F) operating in connection with each other for the admission, and discharge of Water, substantially as herein described, and for the purpose set forth.

JOEL BRYANT.

Witnesses:

A. H. BIGELOW, MELVILLE BRYANT.

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